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TIL the longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched (9 letters)

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WkpeA TIL of the Refrigerator Mother Theory - in the 1950's, it was thought autism was caused by a lack of maternal warmth
grDvW TIL in 2005, Sony spent over a million dollars to drop 250,000 bouncy balls off one of the steepest streets in San Francisco, breaking windows and destroying cars in the process.
0dPxN TIL That the average height of the Danish national handball Olympic gold winning team is 195 cm or 6'4"
6EGa8 TIL that Alexandre Dumas (Author of The Three Musketeers, etc.) was the son of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, hero of the French Wars of Revolution and the highest ranking officer of African descent ever to serve in a European army
78QEx TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world.